COAL seam gas company Metgasco says the state government has given it a "green light" to explore near Casino.
Coming just days after the people of Lismore overwhelmingly rejected the CSG industry in a referendum; the O'Farrell Government yesterday renewed 21 CSG exploration licences around the state.
The licence renewals were announced on the same day the government revealed its long awaited strategic regional land use policy, which aims to find the balance between resources, farming and environmental interests.
Metgasco chief executive Peter Henderson was yesterday celebrating the licence renewals and an official production lease approval for the Casino power station, while disappointed by the new restrictions.
Clarence Daily Examiner
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